What is a Data Scientist at Safaricom?
As a Data Scientist at Safaricom, you sit at the heart of East Africa’s digital transformation. Safaricom is not just a telecommunications company; it is a massive technology ecosystem driven by M-PESA, financial services, enterprise solutions, and high-speed connectivity. In this role, you will be responsible for translating petabytes of transactional, network, and customer data into actionable models that directly impact over 40 million subscribers.
The work you do has immediate, real-world consequences. Whether you are building credit scoring algorithms for financial inclusion products like Fuliza and M-Shwari, optimizing network traffic to prevent outages, or designing hyper-personalized customer campaigns, your models will run at an unprecedented scale. You will collaborate closely with product managers, software engineers, and business leaders to turn raw data into strategic assets.
This role requires a rare blend of deep technical expertise and strong business acumen. You must be comfortable navigating complex, sometimes ambiguous data landscapes while maintaining a clear focus on delivering value to the end user. It is a challenging but highly rewarding position where your insights can shape the economic landscape of the entire region.



